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Please Help!
I'm really interested in buying a new single speed bicycle or fixed gear and throwing some brakes onto it. I've looked around a lot online and a few bikes that caught my eye are:
Torker U-District
Windsor Hour
SE Draft
My budget is $250-350.
I want to know your honest opinion on what I should get. I'm open to other options. Right now I have a 1974, 10 speed Schwinn Varsity. It's a nice bike, but the shifters are tough to move and the bike itself is a tank... (37 lbs!) I was wondering what you would do in my situation?
Torker U-District
Windsor Hour
SE Draft
My budget is $250-350.
I want to know your honest opinion on what I should get. I'm open to other options. Right now I have a 1974, 10 speed Schwinn Varsity. It's a nice bike, but the shifters are tough to move and the bike itself is a tank... (37 lbs!) I was wondering what you would do in my situation?
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hour would require brakes, draft is crappy hi-ten.
I don't know much about the u-district, except it has a sloping top tube (yuck)
Check ou the Clockwork, SST, SST-AL, Messenger on bikesdirect
also, madison and redline 925 can be had for cheap in the boston area if you live anywhere near there.
I don't know much about the u-district, except it has a sloping top tube (yuck)
Check ou the Clockwork, SST, SST-AL, Messenger on bikesdirect
also, madison and redline 925 can be had for cheap in the boston area if you live anywhere near there.
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I agree with J3ffr3y and your original list -
Only things I'd add:
- check out the stripper Kilo TT (this comes with f/r calipers and cross levers)
- dawes sst (i have this bike now)
- Performance has the Scattante empire state courier (if you find it as deal of the day you can get it for $280 shipped)
Alot of these frames are the same - pick the bike that has the most stock setup (that you want) i.e.: brakes, handlebar, etc.
Regards,
CD
Only things I'd add:
- check out the stripper Kilo TT (this comes with f/r calipers and cross levers)
- dawes sst (i have this bike now)
- Performance has the Scattante empire state courier (if you find it as deal of the day you can get it for $280 shipped)
Alot of these frames are the same - pick the bike that has the most stock setup (that you want) i.e.: brakes, handlebar, etc.
Regards,
CD
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If you wanted to go single speed, you would need to get a free wheel.
Regards,
CD
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I've ridden both the U-District and the Draft. The draft was very heavy (hi-ten frame), but the U-District wasn't bad considering the price. If you just want a single speed for getting around, the U-District would be a decent choice. If you want to get a BikesDirect bike, get either the SST or the Messenger, they both come with brakes.
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I rode the U-District today. It is the first and only bike with skinny tires that I've ever ridden. I almost bought the bike, but I was worried that some of the parts were way sub par. Maybe they aren't. I'm not up on what is quality right now. I didn't think that the brakes worked very well, but the last bike I just sold a bike with Avid BB7's, so I'm used to really good brakes (oh, that bike had tires that were 1.5" wide, Primo Comets, so that was the skinniest tire I had ever ridden).
I like the upward sloping top tube of the Torker, the Redline 925, and the KHS Urban Uno, but I don't know **** compared to members here.
I still may purchase a U-District, just in case I puss out on riding a single speed for transportation use. Also, it has bosses for a rear rack. I can use it for a utility bike if I like riding a single speed, and want to upgrade my go-to bike.
I guess I'm going to take a look at the other bikes that have been mentioned on this thread.
I'm still very tempted by the Redline 925. I like the colors, that the brakes and rims are not painted, and its geometry. I don't know enough about components to comment on them, but a guy at the LBS had some good things to say about the rims/hubs. He was probably just talking up the bike.
I like the upward sloping top tube of the Torker, the Redline 925, and the KHS Urban Uno, but I don't know **** compared to members here.
I still may purchase a U-District, just in case I puss out on riding a single speed for transportation use. Also, it has bosses for a rear rack. I can use it for a utility bike if I like riding a single speed, and want to upgrade my go-to bike.
I guess I'm going to take a look at the other bikes that have been mentioned on this thread.
I'm still very tempted by the Redline 925. I like the colors, that the brakes and rims are not painted, and its geometry. I don't know enough about components to comment on them, but a guy at the LBS had some good things to say about the rims/hubs. He was probably just talking up the bike.